Aiptek Pocket DV5800 manual

82-420-90010v1.0 User's Manual User's Manual E nglish[...]

FCC Compliance Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to co[...]

1 W elcome Dear user , thanks for purchasing this product. Much investment in time and effort has gone into its development, and it is our hope that it will give you many years of trouble-free service. Safety Notice 1. Do not drop, puncture or disassemble the camera; otherwise the warranty will be voided. 2. A void all contact with water , and dry [...]

2 T able of Contents W elcome .......................................................................... 1 Safety Notice ................................................................... 1 T able of Contents ........................................................... 2 Getting Started ..............................................................[...]

3 T able of Contents Menu items in MP3 mode ..................................................................... 28 Menu items in V oice mode.................................................................... 28 Menu items in Setting mode ................................................................. 29 Copying Files to Y our PC ..............[...]

4 Getting Started Knowing your camera parts SD/MMC card slot (inside the battery cover) Bottom view T ripod socket Front LED indicator Battery cover Flash strobe Lens Microphone Speaker Strap hook Power button Direction buttons Earphone connector Next button/ Fast forward button LCD monitor Record button Menu button Mode button Shutter button Focus[...]

5 Installing the battery 1 Open the battery cover . Slide the battery cover open as indicated. 2 Install the battery . Place the accessory Li-Ion battery into the compartment. Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in the compartment. 3 Replace the cover . After the battery is properly installed, replace the battery cover[...]

6 Using the charger The battery attached is not fully charged. Please charge the battery at least 4 hours for rst time use. 1 Connect one end of the supplied AC adapter to the charger stand and the other end to a wall outlet. 2 Place the depleted battery pack into the charger . Note that the metallic contacts must be aligned with the contacts in[...]

7 In addition to the built-in ash memory , your camera can store data on a Secure Digital (SD) card or a MultiMedia card (MMC). T o insert a memory card, do the followings: (1) Open the battery cover . (2) Gently push the card as indicated until the card reaches the bottom of the slot. T o remove the memory card, gently push the card and it will[...]

8 Attaching the carrying strap 1 Thread one end of the strap into the strap hook. 2 Thread the strap as illustrated on the right.[...]

9 T urning on your camera Open the LCD monitor and the camera will be automatically powered on. OR When the camera is powered off with the LCD monitor open, press and hold down the Power button for 1 second to turn on the camera. T urning off your camera Press and hold down the Power button for 1 ~ 3 seconds to turn off the camera. OR If the camera[...]

10 The LCD monitor can be used to compose image settings for shooting, to review recorded les, or to change menu options. The LCD monitor can be rotated to the following positions: 1 Open the LCD monitor . 2 Rotate the LCD monitor . The LCD monitor can be rotated up to 270 degrees as indicated. Y ou can position the panel at any angle to serve y[...]

1 1 2.0 0008 Reading LCD indicators Digital Camcorder mode: 2.0 0008 Battery Life White balance Photo resolution Number of recordings Selftimer Zoom ratio Storage medium* 1 Video resolution Mode icon Flash mode * 1 This icon will change according to the storage medium you are using: : internal memory . : memory card. Playback mode: 0001/0009 MPEG B[...]

12 Setting time and language When you power on the camera for the rst time, you are recommended to adjust the time and language settings. 1 T urn on the camera. 2 Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the Setting ( ) mode. Then press the OK key to enter . 3 Use the Direction buttons to select the Date & T ime ( 30 ) i[...]

13 Recording a video clip 1 Adjust the focus. Set the Focus Switch to an appropriate setting. Normally , you should set the focus to ( ) for most lming conditions. Select ( ) only for close-ups. The focus is adjustable during recording. 70cm ~ (28” ~ ) 50cm ~ 70cm (20” ~ 28”) 2 Zooming Move the Direction buttons up or down to zoom in or zo[...]

14 Recording a video clip (continued) 3 Press the Record button to start recording. 4 Press the Record button again to stop recording. 2.0 0008 00:00:07 Timer[...]

15 T aking a still picture 1 Adjust the focus. Set the Focus Switch to an appropriate setting. Normally , you should set the focus to ( ) for most lming conditions. Select ( ) for scenery photos. Select ( ) only for close-ups. 70cm ~ (28” ~ ) 50cm ~ 70cm (20” ~ 28”) 2 Zooming Use the Zoom button or Up/Down key to zoom in or zoom out the sc[...]

16 Recording a voice clip 1 Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the V oice ( ) mode. Then press the OK key to enter . 2 Press the Record button to start recording. Before or during recording, you can move the Direction buttons toward left or right to adjust microphone sensibility , thus setting the sound volume of the reco[...]

17 Recording TV program or DVD The advanced MPEG-4 digital video recording technology allowes you to record TV program via A V -IN cable. Video Audio AV-Mode TV AV-IN 1 T urn on your TV or DVD player . 2 Connect the A V cable to the A V -Out terminal on the TV or DVD player . (Normally , it’ s not necessary to switch the mode, please refer to the[...]

18 Playing back your recordings 1 Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the Playback ( ) mode. Then press the OK key to enter . Or press the Play/Pause button ( ) below the LCD monitor . 2 Operations in playback mode: File type How to... Action Index mode 0001/0009 MPEG Full-screen mode 0001/0009 MPEG Shift between index mod[...]

19 Playing MP3 music Copy MP3 les to the camera Before you can play MP3 music, you need to copy MP3 les to the camera rst. 1 Connect the camera to your PC. T urn on the camera, and connect the camera to a PC using the USB cable. For details on connecting the camera to your PC, see page 34. 2 Copy les to the camera. After the camera is c[...]

20 Playing MP3 music (continued) Playing music in MP3 mode 1 Press the Mode button and use the Direction buttons to select the MP3 ( ) mode. Then press the OK key to enter . 2 Operations in MP3 mode: How to... Action Shift between tracks Use the Direction buttons to move up or down. Or press the Next ( ) button or Previous ( ) button. Start playing[...]

21 Connecting the camera to a TV Connect your camera and TV via the accessory A V cable for real-time display . Y ou can display your video clips, still pictures, and audio recordings directly on your TV , sharing them with your friends and family . Video Audio AV-Mode TV USB TV OUT 1 T urn on your TV and switch the TV to A V mode. The TV system is[...]

22 Menu operation The menu items provide several options for you to ne-tune your camera functions. The following table gives details on menu operations. How to... Action Bring up the menu Press the Menu button. Move the highlight bar Use the Direction buttons to move up or down. Enter sub-menu/ Conrm an item Press the OK key . Exit menu/Go ba[...]

23 Menu items in Camera mode Power-on → Press the Menu button. Item Option Description Resolution 6 Mega-pixel Camera 1M Set picture resolution to 1280x960. 3M Set picture resolution to 2048x1536. 6M Set picture resolution to 2816x21 12. 8 Mega-pixel Camera 3M Set picture resolution to 2048x1536. 5M Set picture resolution to 2560x1920. 8M Set pic[...]

24 Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description WB Auto The camera automatically adjusts white balance. Sunny This setting is suitable for outdoor recording in sunny weather . Cloudy This setting is suitable for recording in cloudy weather or shady environments. Fluorescent This setting is suitable for indoor recording with uore[...]

25 Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description Effect Normal Make recordings in natural color . B&W Make recordings in black and white. Classic Make recordings in sepia-toned color . Exposure -2~+2 Manually adjust the exposure to gain better effect when the preview image appears too bright or too dark. A positive value indicat[...]

26 Menu items in Camera mode (continued) Item Option Description T wo-in-One On This setting allows you to combine two images taken individually into one photo. Off Disable the T wo-in-One function. NightShot On This setting allows you to take a photograph with a dark background. Since the shutter speed will slow down when taking photographs at a d[...]

27 Menu items in Playback mode Power-on → Press the Mode button → Enter the Playback ( ) mode → Press the Menu button. Item Option Description Delete One Delete current le. All Delete all pictures and video/audio les stored in the memory . Slide Show - The camera displays images in sequence. Only JPEG pictures and the rst frames of M[...]

28 Menu items in MP3 mode Power-on → Press the Mode button → Enter the MP3 ( ) mode → Press the Menu button. Item Description Delete One Delete current track. Cancel Cancel action. Menu items in V oice mode Power-on → Press the Mode button → Enter the V oice ( ) mode → Press the Menu button. Item Description Delete One Delete current vo[...]

29 Menu items in Setting mode Power-on → Press the Mode button → Enter the Setting ( ) mode → Press the Menu button. Item Option Description 30 Date & T ime - Set date and time. Beep On Enable beep sound. Off Disable beep sound. Flicker 50Hz Set icker frequency to 50Hz. For settings reference, see page 42. 60Hz Set icker frequency t[...]

30 Menu items in Setting mode (continued) Item Option Description Auto Off Z Z Z Off Disable Auto-off function. 1 min The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 1 minute. 3 min The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for over 3 minutes. 5 min The camera automatically shuts down when staying inactive for ove[...]

31 Menu items in Setting mode (continued) T o connect the camera to a PictBridge compatible printer , follow these steps: 1) Power on the camera. 2) Set the camera USB mode to Printer (page 30). 3) Open the connector cover and connect one end of the accessory USB cable to the camera. 4) Connect the other end of the USB cable to the printer . 5) Pow[...]

32 Copying Files to Y our PC Installing the driver to your PC Y ou need to install the camera driver to ensure that video clips can be played back on your PC. T o install the software: 1 Insert the driver CD. T urn on your computer . Then place the accessory CD into the CD-ROM drive. Do not connect the camera to your computer at this stage. Shut do[...]

33 Installing the driver to your PC (continued) 3 Install the driver . The Install Shield Wizard will then appear and automatically install the program. Click on Next and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 4 Install codecs. After the driver installation is completed, the program will prompt you to install Windows Media [...]

34 Connecting the camera to your PC 1 Connect the USB cable to your computer . T urn on your computer , and then connect the accessory USB cable to the USB port of your computer . Make sure the cable and the port are correctly aligned. 2 T urn on the camera. 3 Connect the USB cable to your camera Connect the other end of the USB cable to your camer[...]

35 Copying les to the PC 1 This step varies depending on your operation system: For Windows XP users: After the camera is connected to your computer , a dialogue window will appear automatically . Please select the item Open folder to view les using Windows Explorer and click OK . For Windows 2000/ME/XP users: Double-click on My Computer . Th[...]

36 Copying les to the PC (continued) 2 Double-click on the DCIM le folder . 3 Double-click on the 100MEDIA le folder . 4 Drag the target le into My Documents or the destination folder .[...]

37 V iewing/Playing les on your PC 1 Double-click on My Documents or any other folder that stores your les. 2 Double-click on the desired le, and the le will be opened by the program matching the le type.[...]

38 File location After connecting the camera to your computer , a removable disk will appear in your computer . The removable disk actually represents the storage medium of your camera. In the disk you can nd all of your recordings. Refer to the gure below to see where the les are stored. For multimedia les For MP3 les[...]

39 Appendix:A When using the camera: Problem Cause Solution The camera can not be powered on normally . The battery is out of power . Replace the battery . The battery is incorrectly installed. Re-install the battery . The camera is still powered on, but the LCD monitor does not display . If the camera stays idle over one minute, the LCD monitor wi[...]

40 Appendix:A When using the camera: Problem Cause Solution I did not delete the pictures and video clips, but can not nd them in the memory card. The lost recordings are saved in the internal memory . It happens when you insert a memory card after taking a few pictures or video clips. Y ou can access those les after removing the memory card.[...]

41 Appendix:A When connecting the camera to the computer or TV : Problem Cause Solution I cannot view the video clips on my computer . Driver or software is not installed on the computer . Install Direct X 9.0c or above and Windows Media 9.0 Codecs to solve this problem. See page 32 for details on installing the software, or go to http://www . micr[...]

42 Appendix:A Country England Germany France Italy Spain Netherlands Setting 50Hz 50Hz 60Hz 50Hz 50Hz 50Hz Country Portugal America T aiwan China Japan Korea Setting 50Hz 60Hz 60Hz 50Hz 50/60Hz 60Hz Note: The icker setting is based on the frequency standard of your local power supply . Flicker Settings Message Description Recording The camera is[...]

43 Appendix:A Storage Capacity Memory Video (min.) Audio (min.) VGA QVGA Maximum SD/MMC card (128MB) 6 22 90 SD/MMC card (256MB) 12 44 190 SD/MMC card (512MB) 24 88 380 SD/MMC card (1GB) 48 176 760 Memory Still picture 8 Mega-pixel camera 6 Mega-pixel camera 8M 5M 3M 6M 3M 1M SD/MMC card (128MB) 130 210 300 170 300 1000 SD/MMC card (256MB) 260 420 [...]

44 Appendix:A Icon Description Full battery life Moderate battery life (white) Low battery life * If the indicator turns red, ash strobe is disabled. Empty battery life Note: T o avoid sudden outage of power supply , you are recommended to replace the battery when the icon indicates low battery life. Battery Life Indicator Still picture Video cl[...]

45 Appendix:B Instruction for ArcSoft MediaConverter™ Introduction ArcSoft MediaConverter is a powerful all-in-one multimedia le converter . This utility quickly and effortlessly converts photo, video, and music les into formats optimized for use on your portable device. Multiple les and le types can be converted at the same time. It?[...]

46 Appendix:B Supported le formats Video Video les are converted and copied to the selected location as MPEG- 4 encoded A VI les, WMV les or MPEG-4 encoded ASF les (Default). Supported le types for conversion - A VI (Microsoft Video 1 format, Cinepak, Intel Indeo, uncompressed, etc.) - MPEG-1 in MPEG, MPG, MPE - DA T (VCD MPEG1) -[...]

47 Appendix:B Converting les[...]

48 Appendix:B Step 1: Select media Adding les for conversion 1 Click the “Select Media” button. 2 An “Open” window will appear . Navigate to the folder that contains the les you’d like to convert. a. Use the “Files of type” pull-down to lter the le types you’d like to display . b. Preview highlighted les to be sure th[...]

49 Appendix:B Step 2: Select destination Click the “Select Destination” button to select the location where your converted files will be saved. The default save location is “C: Documents and Settings[current user]My documents”. However , you’ll most likely want to save the files to your portable device. In this case, make sure your dev[...]

50 Appendix:B Optimize for the selected device This is the default setting. The program will automatically set the conversion parameters according to your selected device. Use custom conversion settings If you decide to use this option, you can set the various conversion parameters manually . Video settings When converting a video le, there are [...]

51 Appendix:B Step 3: Convert When you’re ready , select (highlight) the files you’d like to convert from the list, and then click the “Convert” button. A progress bar will display the current status. V arious popups may appear asking for specic conrmation. A popup will appear and inform you once all the les have been converted and[...]

52 Appendix:B Step 2 Save the ASF files converted by MediaConverter on PC to your camera. 1 Copy the converted ASF les. 2 Open Windows Explorer to nd a “Removable Disk” appeared in My Computer . 3 Double-click on the icon of Removable Disk. 4 Double-click on the DCIM le folder . 5 Double-click on the 100MEDIA le folder . 6 Paste the[...]

53 Appendix:C Specications Item Description Model 8 Mega-pixel camera 6 Mega-pixel camera Image sensor 5 Mega (2560x1920 pixels) 3 Mega (2048x1536 pixels) Resolution Still image: 3M/5M/8M Movie: 640x480 (VGA) 320x240 (QVGA) Still image: 1M/3M/6M Movie: 640x480 (VGA) 320x240 (QVGA) Lens 4X digital zoom lens F2.8 4X digital zoom lens F3.0 File for[...]

54 Operating System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP CPU: Pentium III or above System RAM: 128MB or above Graphic Card: 64MB, 24 bit true color CD-ROM speed: 4x or above Software: Direct X 9.0c or above and Windows Media Player Codecs Other: USB connector System Requirements Appendix:D[...]

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